Work and Happiness

Work but for its love, will free you from its results. The moment one attaches expectations to the work in terms of its outcome, it becomes the origin of continuous unhappiness. The outcome of a particular work is future, which can neither be anticipated, nor can be as per one’s expectations.

The expectation of results, attach you with past and future and seizes your existence in present. Vice versa working in present detaches you from the results of your actions, More you restrain yourself from possessing the Karma, More is the happiness of working.

Most of us work but to make a living, not for its love, we do whatever comes our way to make more and more money, even with disdain for one’s own work and organization one works for. Its pure compulsion, it’s not to one’s liking, it’s not for love either. The direct casualty of this compulsion is efficiency, excellence and creativities.The simple corollary is passionate work or focussed work helps you live in present,detaching you from possession of its actions and outcomes,resulting in happiness of work well done.

In this modern world of fierce competition and single minded pursuit of wealth, there are very few, who end up lucky in getting the work, they love.

True Love for work or person or material is not possessive, allows freedom, thus generating happiness.

Working selflessly like gardening, feeding stray/street animals, feeding birds, feeding hungry human beings ,helping someone in problem, are done virtually without any expectations, which leaves one free and without any attachment to the work itself. Unconditional love leads to selfless service for other beings of this earth, eventually creating maximum inner happiness.

Gita dwells upon ultimate truth, where Lord Krishna asks Arjuna to detach from actions and its results by surrendering them to him "the Lord" to follow the path of religion & truth and get rid of all his sorrows on the battlefield.